All these posts from Iceland have spurred me to dig out some shots I took this time last year. After 3 days of non stop downpour, our last day in the Western Fjords was spent at the bird cliffs of Latrabjarg where the clouds parted and we were surrounded by countless razorbills, puffins, Guillemot and fulmars and some very impressive cliffs. this chap was happy to pose. Nikon D200, 70-300, F10-1/800, iso 400.
cropped by around 50% and levels/shadows & highlights in PS to try and bring out some detail, not sure if I have gone too far with the 'lighten shadows' option but wanted to see the eye.
I dont think i've ever seen one of these before, so its a first for me
I'd like to see some room around the head, so if you have cropped this in 50% you have alot to play with.Have you added any sharpening ?.Because that would bring alot of the detail out(even in the eye area).Plus i can see why you would have a play with the "shadow/highlights" cuz of the black with the whites, but you may have over cooked it seeing the blown out white at the bottom left.
If you want to brighten up the eye then just use the Lasso tool to go round that area then use the Levels to adjust the the eye.But the eye is in the shadow so it cant be brightend that much.
With a few tweeks here and there on the original this will be a fine portrait
I've seen razorbills in scotland and the Farnes, not sure if they are as common further south. here is a repost with a bit less of a crop and taking your advice with the lasso. couldnt get much more detail and i'm afraid the whites are too far blown to do anything useful (I used spot metering which accounts for the high whites). I had pretty much run out of card space and was shooting jpg.
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3 repliescropped by around 50% and levels/shadows & highlights in PS to try and bring out some detail, not sure if I have gone too far with the 'lighten shadows' option but wanted to see the eye.
John
I dont think i've ever seen one of these before, so its a first for me
I'd like to see some room around the head, so if you have cropped this in 50% you have alot to play with.Have you added any sharpening ?.Because that would bring alot of the detail out(even in the eye area).Plus i can see why you would have a play with the "shadow/highlights" cuz of the black with the whites, but you may have over cooked it seeing the blown out white at the bottom left.
If you want to brighten up the eye then just use the Lasso tool to go round that area then use the Levels to adjust the the eye.But the eye is in the shadow so it cant be brightend that much.
With a few tweeks here and there on the original this will be a fine portrait
I've seen razorbills in scotland and the Farnes, not sure if they are as common further south. here is a repost with a bit less of a crop and taking your advice with the lasso. couldnt get much more detail and i'm afraid the whites are too far blown to do anything useful (I used spot metering which accounts for the high whites). I had pretty much run out of card space and was shooting jpg.
Thanks for the suggestions.
John
I like this version better than the closer one
Its a shame about the blown part tho